Goods like chocolates, chewing gum, shampoo, deodorant, shoe polish, detergents, nutrition drinks and marble will now attract 18% GST>
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday discussed the strategy to be adopted in the monsoon session of the Parliament on issues such as Telangana and proposed amendments in the Right to Information Act.
'It is the moment where compassion and empathy must supersede our identity, politics, or our ambitions.'
Any such acquisition, if at all, should only be in exceptional cases
ICICI Bank was the top gainer after stable rating for its senior unsecured bonds by S&P Global Ratings.
As the Congress party prepares to launch protests against the economic slowdown, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel tells Archis Mohan that his state has escaped its effects as his government has pursued policies that have put money in the pockets of workers, farmers, housewives and tribals, which has helped spur demand.
Renu Mittal explains why United Progressive Alliance government's crucial legislative plans may not work despite all its efforts.
'In each hartal, enormous amount of public money is wasted. The entire state comes to a standstill. How long can this go on?' 'Every year 3 crore people sit at home not because they support hartals, but because they are forced to do so.' 'This is part of a larger measure to curb democratic rights.'
The Congress president was on August 26 admitted to AIIMS hospital after she was taken ill in the Lok Sabha where her dream welfare legislation and UPA's ambitious Food Security Bill was in the final stages of adoption.
Mumbai teenager Aashi Hanspal is a rising star in motorsport.
He's betting big on small stores to help him reach 10 million households by FY21, report Abhineet Kumar and Raghavendra Kamath.
Empowerment of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) with extra territorial jurisdiction and declaration of Maulana Masood Azhar, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and Dawood Ibrahim as terrorists after legislative amendment were counted among its achievements by the MHA, headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Even if the formation of a new state is announced, it is unlikely that the bill on it will be tabled in the monsoon session of Parliament, reports Vicky Nanjappa
The predictions appear in the annual letter from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, chaired by the Microsoft Corp co-founder and former chief executive and his wife.
The industry needs a 10 year extension of tax benefits for standalone R&D entities.
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.
'Good economics isn't necessarily bad politics, or vice versa,' says Shekhar Gupta.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday surprised some members of Parliament having lunch in Parliament's canteen as he suddenly landed there to join them
The development came against the backdrop of the ruling party accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of trying to poach its MLAs to topple the Kamal Nath-led government, which enjoys a wafer thin majority in the House, and imminent expansion of the state Cabinet.
Pranjul Bhandari, Chief India Economist, HSBC, speaks about a range of issues ranging from inflation, to how Goods and Services Tax and land acquisition bills can help India hit double digit growth, and her impressions about economic growth in the last one year after Narendra Modi took over as India's Prime Minister.
Sanjeev Nayyar visits an Amma canteen in Chennai, and comes back impressed
'A sum of Rs 6,000 a year is very significant for a small farmer whose land holding is very small and whose produce is very small. All these calculations on a daily basis are extremely unfortunate and an insult to farmers.'
Nisha Tandon, 49, Dubai tells us how hostel life prepared her to deal with challenges and enjoy life.
Buffett typically makes his donations in July, reducing the number of shares by 5 percent from the prior year.
This columnist cannot pretend to be an economic expert but can certainly point out that the statistics being reeled out on a daily basis now, have added to the economic burden of the people, says Seema Mustafa.
After the exit of Aruna Roy, government has reconstituted the National Advisory Council by inducting renowned sociologist Virginius Xaxa into the 12-member panel chaired by Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
Merely stating that parking was 'at owner's risk' would not absolve the hotel of its liability.
Kejriwal runs his party with the proverbial iron fist and has learnt to temper his aggression, say people close to him.
Only one 25 basis points rate cut is likely this calendar year, between April and June, the poll says
The cost of food has constantly been on the rise.
On Sunday morning Eastern US time, four astronauts will zoom into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. Commanding the spaceflight is Raja Chari, a United States Air Force colonel.
The danger to India's democracy is coming from recourse to mobocracy encouraged by the anti-Modi gang, argues Vivek Gumaste.
Here are a few remarkable moments out of the 340 days Kelly spent far, far away in space.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said that the United Progressive Alliance government's policies and programmes for rapid and inclusive growth are showing good results and the country has seen a record average economic growth in the last nine years.
The farmer representatives were unanimous in seeking repeal of the 3 laws.
The online edition of the 52-page magazine has been removed from the official website of the primary education department.
Vij had last year pitched for declaring cow as the national animal and launched an online poll on the issue.
Grains, non-mineral water might be on the list; biscuits, butter and cheese might attract GST
Peter told Judge Jagdale that there was only jewellery in the locker -- some of it that he had "gifted to my wife" and some that "she had received" at the time of their marriage, that the CBI had already inspected the locker in his presence and were aware of what was there.
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